CHAPTER 1, 2, & 3
1. Who is U.N. Owen? What do we learn about him in the novel’s opening pages?
No one knows him but he was the owner of the house who invited them to the island.
2. Where does the story take place? Describe the primary setting of And Then There Were None with as much detail as possible.
It takes place at Mr. Owen's house on Indian Island.
3. How and why is Indian Island so important to the narrative (Story)?
Because it is where the story takes place.
4. Identify the ten guests who have been invited to Indian Island, giving their names and backgrounds. • • • • • • • • • •
Mr. Justice Wargrave: He's retired from the bench, meaning he used to be a judge
Vera Claythorne: She was never guilty and always full of herself.
Captain Philip Lombard:
Emily Brent: An old lady who always looks worried or afraid.
General Macarthur: He was a soldier and he fought in the great war.
Dr. Armstrong:
Anothony Marston:
Mr. Blore: He is undercover and he says his name is Mr. Davis but it's actually Mr. Blore
Fred Narracott: He was the one that brought everyone to Indian Island
Mr. and Mrs. Roger's: There the butler's who cook for everyone.
5. Did any of these individuals – when you first encountered them in the introductory Cast of Characters, or in the following pages – strike you as especially sinister? (If so, which one and why?)
Mr. Blore because he know's where everyone is going and know's who they are. He also told everyone a different name.
Threatening?
General Macarthur
Mr. Blore
Captain Philip Lombard
Mr. Justice Wargrave
Dr. Armstrong
Harmless?
Emily Brent
Mr. and Mrs. Roger's
Anthony Marston
Vera Claythorne
Fred Narracott
6. Describe the poem Vera Claythorne finds on display above the mantel in her bedroom (in ch 2). What kind of poem is it?
It's a nursery rhyme about 10 Indians.
7. How are the poem’s meaning and imagery changed by its context in this novel?
8. How does the poem relate to the centerpiece of small china figures that first appears in the subsequent dinner scene (in Ch.3)?
Because the island there on is called Indian Island and there are 10 figures on the table and 10 people on the island.
9. How does this poem relate to the larger plot or structure of the novel? (You may need to come back to this question after reading the rest of the novel.)
10. In chapter 3, the ten guests are gathered for their after-dinner coffee when suddenly an “inhuman, penetrating” voice begins to speak to them, one which has been prerecorded on a phonograph record. What exactly does “The Voice” accuse each guest of doing? Be specific
Edward George Armstrong: what he did on March 14th, 1925, resulted in the death of Louisa Mary Clees.
Emily Caroline Brent: responsible for the death of Beatrice Taylor on November 5th, 1931.
William Henry Blore: Brought about the death of James Stephen Landor on Octob
CHAPTERS 4 & 5
11. Who dies at the end of chapter 4?
Anthony Marston
12. Look at the victim’s last words, and then explain the irony or black
comedy of this particular murder, given these final comments.
He said he was all for crime then he died so it was kind of ironic.
13. In part 5 of chapter 5, we learn the following about General
Macarthur: “He knew, suddenly, that he didn’t want to leave this
island.”
Why do you think he knows this? Provide as many reasons as you
can.
I think he starts realizing that no one is going to leave the island because more and more people are dieing around him.
What is the general going through? Describe his state of mind –
what it is, and what it might be.
I think that he doesn't like having people talk about him behind his back and his conscience might be getting to him.
CHAPTER 6 & 7
14. How does Mrs. Rogers meet her demise in chapter 6?
She dies in her sleep.
15. Why does Mr. Blore immediately suspect that Mrs. Rogers was killed by her husband, the butler? Explain Mr. Blore’s accusation, pointing out its strengths and shortcomings.
Mr. Blore suspects it was Mr. Rogers because everyone always suspects that it's the butler that kills people and he suspected that maybe he did it because so she wouldn't tell the secret about them killing the old lady that they took care of.
16. In part 3 of chapter 7, Mr. Lombard and Dr. Armstrong discuss the two deaths that have occurred thus far. Why do they conclude that both deaths must have been acts of murder?
They think there acts of murder because it doesn't make sense that 2 people have died so close together and that they both died how the poem said.
How does this conclusion relate to the absence of Mr. Owen?
They realize that there must be someone else on the island causing these deaths so it must be Mr. Owen.
Why do Mr. Lombard and Dr. Armstrong then agree to enlist Mr. Blore in their search mission?
Because they didn't want to leave him alone and they could use extra help.
What and where do they plan to search?
They plan to search the whole island.
CHAPTER 8 & 9
17. Reread the last sentence of chapter 8. Identify the possible as well as the inevitable implications of this last sentence – for the plot of this novel and the fate of its characters. "There was no one on the island but their eight selves."
They become frightened and in a way paranoid because they realize that one of the 8 must be the one that's causing all the deaths
18. What sort of threshold has been crossed, and how is the story different from this point on?
Everyone starts to get suspicious of everyone else and they feel like they can't trust anyone.
19. After the murdered body of General Macarthur is discovered, the seven remaining characters participate in an informal yet serious court session to “establish the facts” of what has transpired since their arrival at Indian Island. Who is the leader of this parlor-room inquest? Does this appointment seem fitting? Why or why not?
Mr Justice Wargrave is the leader because he used to be a judge and would be better and holding meeting and such.
How do the other six characters react to this leader’s questions and conclusions?
None of the character's really want to answer the question's but they kind of have to in a way so they do. They also all agree to the conclusion.
How do they react to one another’s accusations?
They all get offended in a way because none of them like being accused.
20. In your view, who seemed most likely to be guilty at this point in the narrative, and who seemed most likely to be innocent?
I'm not really sure at this point because I feel as if the story can twist at any moment at the people that seem the most innocent could turn out to be the one's causing the deaths or vice vera.
CHAPTER 10 & 11
21. In part 4 of chapter 10 we encounter Miss Emily Brent at work on her diary. She seems to be nodding off while sitting at the window and writing in her notebook. “The pencil straggled drunkenly in her fingers,” we read. “In shaking loose capitals she wrote: THE MURDERER’S NAME IS BEATRICE TAYLOR... Her eyes closed. Suddenly, with a start, she awoke.”
What do you make of this passage? What does it mean? Why would Miss Brent jot down such a statement? Think about what you have learned about Miss Brent’s background, mentality, spiritual outlook, and idea of right and wrong when answering these questions.
22. As chapter 11 begins, what is different about the arrangement of the china figure Indians in the dining room? How many are now in the table’s centerpiece – and what does this number tell you?
They realize that there are only 6 figures in the centre of the table and that means that another person has died
23. How has Mr. Rogers been killed?
He went to get sticks for the fire and someone killed him from behind
24. At the end of this chapter, everyone is having a hearty breakfast, being “very polite” as they address one another, and “behaving normally” in all other ways. Does this make sense to you? Explain why or why not. What else is going on?
I think it makes sense because no one wants to say too much because they know that one of them is the killer.
25. Read the conclusion of chapter 11 and then comment on the thoughts and fears these characters are experiencing.
Each character is starting to feel scared of not knowing who the killer is and doesn't know who to trust.
CHAPTER 12 & 13
26. How is Miss Brent murdered, and why is Dr. Armstrong
immediately suspected of committing this crime?
She got injected by a syringe and they think it was Dr. Armstrong because he would be the only one that would have access to needles.
27. What telltale item in the doctor’s possession turns up missing?
The syringe
28. What item originally in Mr. Lombard’s possession also
disappears?
The revolver
29. Five people are still alive as chapter 13 begins. In the second
paragraph, we read: “And all of them, suddenly, looked less like
human beings. They were reverting to more bestial types.”
Explain this behavior, and provide several example of it by
referring to the text of the novel.
Every character starts to release there stress because there all scared and there curious of who the killer is so there not acting like themselves.
30. Is this similar to how you yourself would behave if placed in this
horrific situation? Explain why or why not.
No cause if I knew that one of the people was murdering people I would isolate myself in my room and not help them figure stuff out.
31. Earlier in the narrative, both a ball of gray wool and a red
shower curtain suddenly go missing. How and where do these
items reappear?
They appear on the judges dead body and they dressed him up like a judge.
32. At the end of chapter 13, Mr. Lombard exclaims, “How Edward
Seton would laugh if he were here! God, how he’d laugh!”
Identify the implied, potential, and literal meanings of this
“outburst [that] shocked and startled the others.”
Edward Seton was the guy that the judge sent to his death and what he means by "How Edward Seton would laugh if he were here! God, how he’d laugh!” is that it would be interesting to see him dead and dressed up as a judge.
CHAPTER 14- END
33. The narrative of And Then There Were None seems to become more detailed – and carefully descriptive and deliberately paced – as it draws to a close. In chapter 14, for instance, we encounter extended interior monologues involving Miss Claythorne and ex-Inspector Blore. Why do you suppose the author begins to focus on her characters in this way, and at this moment in the tale?
She focuses on Vera because no one suspects her of being the killer because she's a girl and seems innocent and Mr Blore, because he might be the killer.
What do we learn from the private thoughts of these two characters?
That Vera helped in the cause of the boy's death and Blore remember Landor.
How do their ideas and impressions in chapter 14 advance the story?
Because they both have a possibility of being the killer so it keeps you thinking.
34. What happens to Dr. Armstrong? How and when does he disappear?
He dissapears on the Island and we find out that he got pushed into the water and died.
35. How is Mr. Blore murdered, and why do Miss Claythorne and Mr. Lombard suspect that Dr. Armstrong is Mr. Blore’s killer?
He got killed by a big rock and they think it's Dr. Armstrong because he was out of the house and he could have gotten back in by the time they noticed that Mr. Blore was dead.
36. When you reached the point where Miss Claythorne and Mr. Lombard are the only two characters remaining, which one did you think was the murderer? Or did you suspect someone else? Use quotes from the novel to support your answer.
I thought that there was still someone hiding on the island that they just didn't find but I didn't expect that it was one of the people that "died".
37. Who kills Philip Lombard?
Vera Claythorne
38. Who, ultimately, is responsible for the death of Vera Claythorne?
Herself.
EPILOGUE
39. Look again at the book’s Epilogue. Who are the detectives in charge of solving these crimes?
Sir Thomas Legge and Detective Maine.
Are they able to come up with any answers? Evaluate their success, identifying the points on which they are correct and those on which they are incorrect in their reconstruction of the events on Indian Island.
They figure out how everyone died but they don't know the order of how they died or that the judge was the killer.
40. Who is the murderer? How is his or her identity revealed?
Mr. Wargrave was the killer and you find out in the Epilogue because he wrote a letter of how he did it all.
41. Who is the mysterious Mr. Owen?
Mr. Wargrave
42. Were you satisfied with the novel’s conclusion? And were you surprised by it?
I really liked the conclusion cause you got to figure out how it all happened and I was pretty surprised by the ending cause I thought for sure that Mr. Wargrave was dead.
43. Did you, as a reader and an armchair detective, find the ending fully credible and plausible? Did the murderer’s “confession” seem fitting and appropriate to you? Explain your answers.
I thought that you could see what was coming even though you might have expected it to twist.
Define the term “red herring”.
Red herring is a fake clue to try and throw the reader off.
44. And Then There Were None is generally seen as one of the best mystery novels ever published. What are the clues in this mystery? What are the red herrings?.
I'd say that the poem and the china figures are some really big clues. Red herring's are something that's put in mystery novels to make the reader's think something totally different than what's going on.
1. Who is U.N. Owen? What do we learn about him in the novel’s opening pages?
No one knows him but he was the owner of the house who invited them to the island.
2. Where does the story take place? Describe the primary setting of And Then There Were None with as much detail as possible.
It takes place at Mr. Owen's house on Indian Island.
3. How and why is Indian Island so important to the narrative (Story)?
Because it is where the story takes place.
4. Identify the ten guests who have been invited to Indian Island, giving their names and backgrounds. • • • • • • • • • •
Mr. Justice Wargrave: He's retired from the bench, meaning he used to be a judge
Vera Claythorne: She was never guilty and always full of herself.
Captain Philip Lombard:
Emily Brent: An old lady who always looks worried or afraid.
General Macarthur: He was a soldier and he fought in the great war.
Dr. Armstrong:
Anothony Marston:
Mr. Blore: He is undercover and he says his name is Mr. Davis but it's actually Mr. Blore
Fred Narracott: He was the one that brought everyone to Indian Island
Mr. and Mrs. Roger's: There the butler's who cook for everyone.
5. Did any of these individuals – when you first encountered them in the introductory Cast of Characters, or in the following pages – strike you as especially sinister? (If so, which one and why?)
Mr. Blore because he know's where everyone is going and know's who they are. He also told everyone a different name.
Threatening?
General Macarthur
Mr. Blore
Captain Philip Lombard
Mr. Justice Wargrave
Dr. Armstrong
Harmless?
Emily Brent
Mr. and Mrs. Roger's
Anthony Marston
Vera Claythorne
Fred Narracott
6. Describe the poem Vera Claythorne finds on display above the mantel in her bedroom (in ch 2). What kind of poem is it?
It's a nursery rhyme about 10 Indians.
7. How are the poem’s meaning and imagery changed by its context in this novel?
8. How does the poem relate to the centerpiece of small china figures that first appears in the subsequent dinner scene (in Ch.3)?
Because the island there on is called Indian Island and there are 10 figures on the table and 10 people on the island.
9. How does this poem relate to the larger plot or structure of the novel? (You may need to come back to this question after reading the rest of the novel.)
10. In chapter 3, the ten guests are gathered for their after-dinner coffee when suddenly an “inhuman, penetrating” voice begins to speak to them, one which has been prerecorded on a phonograph record. What exactly does “The Voice” accuse each guest of doing? Be specific
Edward George Armstrong: what he did on March 14th, 1925, resulted in the death of Louisa Mary Clees.
Emily Caroline Brent: responsible for the death of Beatrice Taylor on November 5th, 1931.
William Henry Blore: Brought about the death of James Stephen Landor on Octob
CHAPTERS 4 & 5
11. Who dies at the end of chapter 4?
Anthony Marston
12. Look at the victim’s last words, and then explain the irony or black
comedy of this particular murder, given these final comments.
He said he was all for crime then he died so it was kind of ironic.
13. In part 5 of chapter 5, we learn the following about General
Macarthur: “He knew, suddenly, that he didn’t want to leave this
island.”
Why do you think he knows this? Provide as many reasons as you
can.
I think he starts realizing that no one is going to leave the island because more and more people are dieing around him.
What is the general going through? Describe his state of mind –
what it is, and what it might be.
I think that he doesn't like having people talk about him behind his back and his conscience might be getting to him.
CHAPTER 6 & 7
14. How does Mrs. Rogers meet her demise in chapter 6?
She dies in her sleep.
15. Why does Mr. Blore immediately suspect that Mrs. Rogers was killed by her husband, the butler? Explain Mr. Blore’s accusation, pointing out its strengths and shortcomings.
Mr. Blore suspects it was Mr. Rogers because everyone always suspects that it's the butler that kills people and he suspected that maybe he did it because so she wouldn't tell the secret about them killing the old lady that they took care of.
16. In part 3 of chapter 7, Mr. Lombard and Dr. Armstrong discuss the two deaths that have occurred thus far. Why do they conclude that both deaths must have been acts of murder?
They think there acts of murder because it doesn't make sense that 2 people have died so close together and that they both died how the poem said.
How does this conclusion relate to the absence of Mr. Owen?
They realize that there must be someone else on the island causing these deaths so it must be Mr. Owen.
Why do Mr. Lombard and Dr. Armstrong then agree to enlist Mr. Blore in their search mission?
Because they didn't want to leave him alone and they could use extra help.
What and where do they plan to search?
They plan to search the whole island.
CHAPTER 8 & 9
17. Reread the last sentence of chapter 8. Identify the possible as well as the inevitable implications of this last sentence – for the plot of this novel and the fate of its characters. "There was no one on the island but their eight selves."
They become frightened and in a way paranoid because they realize that one of the 8 must be the one that's causing all the deaths
18. What sort of threshold has been crossed, and how is the story different from this point on?
Everyone starts to get suspicious of everyone else and they feel like they can't trust anyone.
19. After the murdered body of General Macarthur is discovered, the seven remaining characters participate in an informal yet serious court session to “establish the facts” of what has transpired since their arrival at Indian Island. Who is the leader of this parlor-room inquest? Does this appointment seem fitting? Why or why not?
Mr Justice Wargrave is the leader because he used to be a judge and would be better and holding meeting and such.
How do the other six characters react to this leader’s questions and conclusions?
None of the character's really want to answer the question's but they kind of have to in a way so they do. They also all agree to the conclusion.
How do they react to one another’s accusations?
They all get offended in a way because none of them like being accused.
20. In your view, who seemed most likely to be guilty at this point in the narrative, and who seemed most likely to be innocent?
I'm not really sure at this point because I feel as if the story can twist at any moment at the people that seem the most innocent could turn out to be the one's causing the deaths or vice vera.
CHAPTER 10 & 11
21. In part 4 of chapter 10 we encounter Miss Emily Brent at work on her diary. She seems to be nodding off while sitting at the window and writing in her notebook. “The pencil straggled drunkenly in her fingers,” we read. “In shaking loose capitals she wrote: THE MURDERER’S NAME IS BEATRICE TAYLOR... Her eyes closed. Suddenly, with a start, she awoke.”
What do you make of this passage? What does it mean? Why would Miss Brent jot down such a statement? Think about what you have learned about Miss Brent’s background, mentality, spiritual outlook, and idea of right and wrong when answering these questions.
22. As chapter 11 begins, what is different about the arrangement of the china figure Indians in the dining room? How many are now in the table’s centerpiece – and what does this number tell you?
They realize that there are only 6 figures in the centre of the table and that means that another person has died
23. How has Mr. Rogers been killed?
He went to get sticks for the fire and someone killed him from behind
24. At the end of this chapter, everyone is having a hearty breakfast, being “very polite” as they address one another, and “behaving normally” in all other ways. Does this make sense to you? Explain why or why not. What else is going on?
I think it makes sense because no one wants to say too much because they know that one of them is the killer.
25. Read the conclusion of chapter 11 and then comment on the thoughts and fears these characters are experiencing.
Each character is starting to feel scared of not knowing who the killer is and doesn't know who to trust.
26. How is Miss Brent murdered, and why is Dr. Armstrong
immediately suspected of committing this crime?
She got injected by a syringe and they think it was Dr. Armstrong because he would be the only one that would have access to needles.
27. What telltale item in the doctor’s possession turns up missing?
The syringe
28. What item originally in Mr. Lombard’s possession also
disappears?
The revolver
29. Five people are still alive as chapter 13 begins. In the second
paragraph, we read: “And all of them, suddenly, looked less like
human beings. They were reverting to more bestial types.”
Explain this behavior, and provide several example of it by
referring to the text of the novel.
Every character starts to release there stress because there all scared and there curious of who the killer is so there not acting like themselves.
30. Is this similar to how you yourself would behave if placed in this
horrific situation? Explain why or why not.
No cause if I knew that one of the people was murdering people I would isolate myself in my room and not help them figure stuff out.
31. Earlier in the narrative, both a ball of gray wool and a red
shower curtain suddenly go missing. How and where do these
items reappear?
They appear on the judges dead body and they dressed him up like a judge.
32. At the end of chapter 13, Mr. Lombard exclaims, “How Edward
Seton would laugh if he were here! God, how he’d laugh!”
Identify the implied, potential, and literal meanings of this
“outburst [that] shocked and startled the others.”
Edward Seton was the guy that the judge sent to his death and what he means by "How Edward Seton would laugh if he were here! God, how he’d laugh!” is that it would be interesting to see him dead and dressed up as a judge.
CHAPTER 14- END
33. The narrative of And Then There Were None seems to become more detailed – and carefully descriptive and deliberately paced – as it draws to a close. In chapter 14, for instance, we encounter extended interior monologues involving Miss Claythorne and ex-Inspector Blore. Why do you suppose the author begins to focus on her characters in this way, and at this moment in the tale?
She focuses on Vera because no one suspects her of being the killer because she's a girl and seems innocent and Mr Blore, because he might be the killer.
What do we learn from the private thoughts of these two characters?
That Vera helped in the cause of the boy's death and Blore remember Landor.
How do their ideas and impressions in chapter 14 advance the story?
Because they both have a possibility of being the killer so it keeps you thinking.
34. What happens to Dr. Armstrong? How and when does he disappear?
He dissapears on the Island and we find out that he got pushed into the water and died.
35. How is Mr. Blore murdered, and why do Miss Claythorne and Mr. Lombard suspect that Dr. Armstrong is Mr. Blore’s killer?
He got killed by a big rock and they think it's Dr. Armstrong because he was out of the house and he could have gotten back in by the time they noticed that Mr. Blore was dead.
36. When you reached the point where Miss Claythorne and Mr. Lombard are the only two characters remaining, which one did you think was the murderer? Or did you suspect someone else? Use quotes from the novel to support your answer.
I thought that there was still someone hiding on the island that they just didn't find but I didn't expect that it was one of the people that "died".
37. Who kills Philip Lombard?
Vera Claythorne
38. Who, ultimately, is responsible for the death of Vera Claythorne?
Herself.
EPILOGUE
39. Look again at the book’s Epilogue. Who are the detectives in charge of solving these crimes?
Sir Thomas Legge and Detective Maine.
Are they able to come up with any answers? Evaluate their success, identifying the points on which they are correct and those on which they are incorrect in their reconstruction of the events on Indian Island.
They figure out how everyone died but they don't know the order of how they died or that the judge was the killer.
40. Who is the murderer? How is his or her identity revealed?
Mr. Wargrave was the killer and you find out in the Epilogue because he wrote a letter of how he did it all.
41. Who is the mysterious Mr. Owen?
Mr. Wargrave
42. Were you satisfied with the novel’s conclusion? And were you surprised by it?
I really liked the conclusion cause you got to figure out how it all happened and I was pretty surprised by the ending cause I thought for sure that Mr. Wargrave was dead.
43. Did you, as a reader and an armchair detective, find the ending fully credible and plausible? Did the murderer’s “confession” seem fitting and appropriate to you? Explain your answers.
I thought that you could see what was coming even though you might have expected it to twist.
Define the term “red herring”.
Red herring is a fake clue to try and throw the reader off.
44. And Then There Were None is generally seen as one of the best mystery novels ever published. What are the clues in this mystery? What are the red herrings?.
I'd say that the poem and the china figures are some really big clues. Red herring's are something that's put in mystery novels to make the reader's think something totally different than what's going on.